The Poll: Playing the blame game

After more than 40 years at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, a run which included four consecutive Stanley Cup Championships, the Islanders will begin playing hockey at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn beginning with the 2015-2016 season. The team has agreed to play in Brooklyn for the next 25 years.

Several plans have been floated to keep the Islanders on Long Island, including the Lighthouse Project and the plan to build a new Coliseum with residents providing the upfront costs; all were met with failure.

There has been plenty of blame to go around for the failure of these plans over the better part of the last decade, with elected officials and special interest groups always pointing a finger at someone else.

Who is most at fault for not keeping the New York Islanders on Long Island?